For Americans, a quick rough guide to what just happened with Brexit. First up, there was a referendum about leaving the E.U. which “leave” narrowly won. Article 50 was invoked, saying the UK had 2 years until it would be out of the E.U. permanently - that runs out in March. /1

Prime Minister May spent much of the last two years attempting to negotiate a deal for the withdrawal from the E.U., but over the last couple of years it has become increasingly clear that there is no consensus in Parliament as to what that deal should look like. /2

This is partly because the scale of the decision/its implications have become clear over time. Some in parliament have doubled down on leaving and wish no deal at all with the E.U. (falling back on World Trade Organisarkon standards) but this is generally thought to be bad. /3